Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

Central Ohioans Charged With Wrongly Taking Jobless Benefits

Jim Letizia — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:32:59 +0000

Nine central Ohio residents are accused of stealing from the state's unemployment fund.

Federal Funds For Shared Work Program Could Save Ohio Jobs

Ohio Public Radio and Jo Ingles — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:30:00 +0000

Two Republican State Senators want the state to take advantage of a federal program that they say would help employ more Ohioans.

Unemployment Rate Unchanged

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio and Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:01:03 +0000

Ohio's unemployment rate for February was 7 percent, unchanged from January.

Ohio One Of Several States With Rising Unemployment

Jim Letizia — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:25:35 +0000

The Labor Department says Ohio is one of 25 states that saw their unemployment rates increase in January from December.

Columbus Economy Strongest In The State

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:22:25 +0000

A new state report says the Columbus economy is the strongest in Ohio.

State Issues Report On Fracking

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:27:54 +0000

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has issued the first of what promises to be a series of quarterly reports on the growth of fracking.

Jobless Rate Declines In Most Ohio Counties

Jim Letizia — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:30:01 +0000

State officials say 67 of Ohio's 88 counties had higher unemployment rates in December.

ODJFS Merging 13 Offices

Jim Letizia — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:26:12 +0000

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is merging 13 offices, including some in Central Ohio, in order to save 2-million dollars a year.

Court rules state did not manipulate Medicaid contracts

Associated Press — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:44:02 +0000

Ohio is prepared to move forward with certain Medicaid contracts after an appellate court ruled in the state's favor in a lawsuit that had blocked officials from signing the agreements.

Governor Approves Additional Money For Foodbanks

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:27:47 +0000

For the second straight year, Ohio Governor John Kasich has authorized an additional 1-million dollar appropriation for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks to meet a growing demand.

Ohio Cutting Food Stamps

Jim Letizia, Associated Press and Ohio Public Radio — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:19:35 +0000

869-thousand Ohio households currently receive food stamps, but some are about to see their allotments cut.

Federal Grant To Create Ohio Jobs

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:38:00 +0000

Ohio is getting a federal grant of up to 21.4 million dollars to create temporary jobs to help with cleanup and recovery from severe storms that hit the state in late June and early July.